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    Bonded Load Question

    The Cat People told me to wait near the border for their notification of clearance and so I did.
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    Bonded Load Question

    It was 4 small 20 pound boxes of stamped metal parts for an Ag mfg in Fargo. Not much $ value.
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    Bonded Load Question

    It stated "In Bond".
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    how women add oil to their auto engine.....

    My cousin married a fellow from the UK and soon his father and my uncle became friends. The Englishman, Simon, had never owned a car but decide to buy one. He asked my uncle about maintenance so Uncle OC showed Simon how to check the oil and showed him where to drain it for an oil change. A few...
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    Bonded Load Question

    Returning from Thompson MB last week we picked up a 200 mile run in Winnipeg going to Fargo. We arrived at the border in Emerson MB at 20:00 Friday and sat there until 14:00 Saturday waiting for clearance. This was 18 hours of wasted time with regular reports of "it shouldn'y be much longer."...
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    A sign of the times

    I past hi scool
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    A sign of the times

    Don't need a Masters to know that a close toe is only a foot away. Yeah, I miss Hee Haw.
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    What's Free in Trucking?

    Free advice on EOL?
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    Generator Location

    I have had the generator in a box on the back door then on a tray in the front and now on a tray in the rear. So far it is working out. Takes a couple more minutes to load and unload but not too bad. The hook on the left is to cinch everything up to avoid vibration and rattle. The just added...
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    A sign of the times

    I asked about this sign on the outside entrance to shipping at a major auto supplier. They said H R put it up then asked why I was interested.
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    Food

    So you drive expedite but only eat when at home? May I ask how much you weigh?
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    Food

    Some random food subjects. Never had a bad meal at any Sapp Brothers. Never had a fast meal at any Dennys. Best french fry was at Gates and Sons BBQ in KC, 1/2" by1/2" by 6". The chicken is so small at Popeyes I feel like a pedophile. Travel with a dog who refuses to eat meat scraps from...
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    Fed Ex Dog

    Stopped at one of the Ohio Turnpike Service Centers last week and there was a Fed Ex van with a couple in it. They both took turns walking an older looking Irish Setter which had a muzzle on. At the time I assumed it was their dog but Sweetie later told me that in the back of the van was a large...
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    Vehicle Age

    Have heard a lot of negatives on the 04 and 05 Ford diesels. Please research them carefully before you buy. Ford's Power Stroke diesel causing major problems - Autoblog
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    Half hour break work arounds

    I'm in a van so I don't have a dog in this fight but it seems to me that if the hours are reduced from 82 to 70 per week that it would take 17% more trucks on the road to maintain the status quo (82 - 70 = 12 and 12 / 70 = 17%). Is this good math?
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    Radiator Bugs and a question for Turtle et al

    Have done quite a search on line for an effective way to clean bugs out of a radiator and mostly found advice on removing and cleaning which is kinda hard to do while parked at the J. I wondered if there is a chemical that will dissolve the critters without removing it. I am currently spraying...
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    Half a million miles, how many more?

    Appreciate the nice comments but I was really wanting someone to share their experience with a high milage 7.3 diesel. Perhaps they haven't got to this post yet or I am the only one fool enough to leave home in such a well used machine. It did turn past 500,000 miles on The Alaska Highway just...
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    Half a million miles, how many more?

    Had an oil analysis done last year and the results were very good, in fact it was suggested to try 30,000 miles next time and then retest. I just could not make myself do that. A mechanic told me he had a 7.3 and never changed the oil, just the filter and makeup oil every 10,000. Could not do...
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    Half a million miles, how many more?

    My 2003 E350 with 7.3 has just turned over 500,000 miles. Has anyone had any experience with this type van? How many miles did you go and what killed it? No engine work or transmission work so far, don't know if I am lucky or this is normal. I use Rotella full synthetic and change it every 20k...
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    Lights in the mirror

    Ziggy it is both bright and misaimed. In addition to the headlights there are those fog lights many people use on clear nights that are stronger than my factory headlights.
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